If you believe in evolution, everything around us evolves during our lifetime, which means there is a small amount of adaptation in place in the universe you are in during the time you live in it. Shaping who you are could be seen as another term for adapting to your environment to survive. I have lived in the United States since I was born, however when I visit other countries like Australia and India, the differences between cultures are evident in the way people behave and react. There is a difference between nurture and nature, my genes define me, and on the other hand nurture would take care of my accent compared to that of my Indian cousin. I have been shaped by many places, these molds allow me to express different reactions and allow me to see the world in a different perspective. The last time I visited India was during my summer vacation and during this trip I noticed a big difference between the places American culture and Indian culture. In India, my American side felt that everything was unstructured, difficult to exist, and a struggle. On the drive from Delhi to Agra, the routes didn't make sense to me, there were a million toll booths, the roads went from asphalt to gravel to dirt within a couple of kilometers and the amount of horns honking was horrendous. This is very different from what I experienced in Minnesota, where there are no toll booths, the road is well maintained, and there are some irritated horns. This different kind of cultural difference was very strange and unknown. While in India everyone wasn't bothered by the horns and noise, I instead wanted to change the layout of the road and redo the structure. The Indian side of me wanted to let it be and ... middle of paper ... about the kind of food they cook, the way they dress and the dance styles. My mother is from North India and my father is from South India. This separation into food types allows for a convergence between the two food types to occur. This environmental adaptation is a key difference between India and America. America is often called the salad bowl, rather than the melting pot, because cultures do not coalesce into the majority culture; rather they assimilate into something new and different, which is not always a bad thing. Overall we are all influenced by environmental factors that play into personality. You may find someone very different from you, but you will find that they will have some similarities with you. Nature gives you what you are, and when you cultivate this idea together with other people from different places, you will reveal yourself to be the unknown.